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50 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN

Solar panels3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
41 m²
441 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 50 Lime Square

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

50 Lime Square is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a corner plot. At 41 m² this is the 13th smallest of 60 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–121 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 60 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 41 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 59 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £107,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • Solar panelsYes
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 50 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

50 Lime Square has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

50 Lime Square's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£111,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.4% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£107,000

Growth on file: -0.4% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 September 2021Most recent

    £107,000

    +20.9%over 8 years
  2. 21 May 2013

    £88,500

    -22.8%over 7 years
  3. 13 March 2006

    £114,700

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE1 2BN: £145,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other City Road homes

Four headline reads against 59 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 50 Lime Square runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,610

Street avg £2,640

On par

Floor Area

41 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 50 Lime Square

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newcastle Upon Tyne district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

14/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ouseburn Valley — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Hotspur Primary School. 37 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE1 2BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NE1 2BN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.7dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for NE1 2BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 50 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.